Indonesian Journal of Physics (IJP)
Vol 22 No 4 (2011): Vol. 22 No. 4, October 2011

Dynamical Evolution of Sub-km Sized Main-belt Asteroids with Involving Thermal Radiation Effects

Budi Dermawan (Astronomy Research Division, Institut Teknologi Bandung)
A. Fermita (Master Program in Astronomy, Institut Teknologi Bandung)



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Publish Date
03 Nov 2016

Abstract

Inconsistencies between asteroid’s evolutionary model and observational results have been convincingly explained by thermal radiation effects that cause asteroids to experience orbital drifts. To investigate influences of the effects, we conducted 10 million yr orbital integration of hypothetical sub-km sized Main-belt asteroids. Numerical integration was run to propagate orbital dynamics of the asteroids by taking into account typical physical parameters of regolith- and basaltic-type surfaces of asteroids. Delivery processes from the Main-belt asteroids to near-Earth space are occurred by the aids of planetary orbital resonances and gravitational perturbations. In general, we find that thermal radiation effects play as an important role in the early evolution (< 1 million yr), which guide the asteroids to follow different evolutionary paths than those of without involving the effects. This study indicates that asteroids whose surface belongs to basaltic-type have higher orbital mobility.

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Astronomy Computer Science & IT Earth & Planetary Sciences Electrical & Electronics Engineering Energy Engineering

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